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Companies in Scotland looking to benefit from the global e-commerce boom caused by COVID-19 have been urged to register for a unique series of digital events organised by Scottish Enterprise.

Scotland bucked a UK and European trend by attracting more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in 2020 than in 2019, while the country has reached its highest-ever attractiveness level for investment and bolstered its position as the UK’s most attractive FDI location outside London, accor

Motherwell-based customer service outsourcing company Ascenso has future-proofed its business with a ‘green’ tech investment thanks to £500,000 funding from HSBC UK. The firm has used the funding to lease 700 laptops and upgrade tech equipment for its staff as they continue to supp

Perth-based insurance giant Aviva has posted its highest general insurance sales for a decade and hailed record performance in its savings and retirement arm. Savings and retirement sales soared by 23% to £6.2 billion in the first quarter of this year, with net inflows of cash up 31%, as the c

Nationwide Building Society has seen its profits almost double to £823 million throughout the Covid-19 pandemic as its customers saved an extra £10 billion over the last year. The lender, which is the UK's biggest building society, revealed a huge rise in deposits as customers chose to s

UK retail sales volumes rose 9.2% month-on-month in April, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

SMEs are in a state of paralysis and feel unable to plan their financial future, according to a survey from The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and The Corporate Finance Network (CFN). A total of 77.8% of accountants’ small business clients are not expecting to retur

Business confidence in Scotland has hit its highest level for almost seven years, a new survey from chartered accountancy body ICAEW has found.

A group of business and legal bodies representing Scotland, Europe and the US have urged caution towards the introduction of US-style ‘opt-out’ class action lawsuits in Scottish courts. The Scottish Chambers of Commerce; European Justice Forum; BritishAmerican Business; and the US Chambe

The Scottish economy continued on its recovery path in April, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. The seasonally adjusted headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service sector output - rose from 54.3 March to 55.4 in April to

A senior manager at Goldman Sachs in London has quit the US investment bank after making millions from investing in Dogecoin.

Permanent staff appointments across Scotland rose at a faster pace during April, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

The UK is set to experience the strongest economic growth since the Second World War this year, with a faster-than-expected recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Bank of England. The bank has hiked its estimate for UK GDP growth to 7.25% in 2021, up from February’s forecast

German teenagers who planned a sophisticated heist to get their hands on school exam papers have received suspended sentences.

Provident Financial is planning to shut its venerable 141-year-old doorstep lending arm after increasing pressure from the regulator. The firm is also set to close its online lending business, Satsuma.